News tagged with alzheimer s disease
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Researchers develop novel antibodies to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease
Under normal circumstances, the tau protein is a hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning. But as is becoming increasingly evident, in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, tau not ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Blood test for Alzheimer's: Study identifies procedure that detects early stages
(Medical Xpress) -- A new blood test that will diagnose Alzheimer's disease may soon hit the market, thanks to an innovative study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Their findings ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
May 04, 2011 |
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Two defective proteins conspire to impair the nerve cell's 'powerhouse' in Alzheimer's disease
Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings published online in Neurobiology of ...
Neuroscience
May 13, 2011 |
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Dietary changes appear to affect levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease
Following a low–saturated fat and low–glycemic index diet appears to modulate the risk of developing dementia that proceeds to Alzheimer's disease (AD), although making a switch to this dietary pattern may not protect ...
Neuroscience
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Progress is seen on a blood test for Alzheimer's
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Inherited Alzheimer's detectable 20 years before dementia
Inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease may be detectable as many as 20 years before problems with memory and thinking develop, scientists will report July 20, 2011, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Trouble with sentences may predict Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- Having trouble finding the right word to say is a known side effect of healthy aging. But older adults with early Alzheimer's disease may find it especially difficult not only to find words but also to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Alzheimer's brains found to have lower levels of key protein
Researchers have found that a protein variation linked by some genetic studies to Alzheimer's disease is consistently present in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. In further biochemical and cell culture investigations, ...
Medical research
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Small study shows association between medication and reduction in brain amyloid levels related to AD
Although it is a small study and more clinical trials are needed, treatment with the medication gantenerumab appeared to result in a reduction in brain amyloid levels in patients with Alzheimer disease, according to a report ...
Neuroscience
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Researchers illuminate the gap between experience and association
(Medical Xpress) -- In the moments after lightning streaks through the sky, we wait for the clap of thunder that experience has told us is likely to follow. In a finding that may have implications for treating Alzheimer’s ...
Neuroscience
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Regulatory enzyme overexpression may protect against neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease
Treatment that increases brain levels of an important regulatory enzyme may slow the loss of brain cells that characterizes Huntington's disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. In a report receiving advance online ...
Neuroscience
Dec 18, 2011 |
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CSF test can pick up Alzheimer's early
Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid can detect whether a person has Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have studied biomarkers that ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Brain size may predict risk for early Alzheimer's disease
New research suggests that, in people who don't currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain's cortex may be more likely to develop symptoms consistent with very early Alzheimer's disease. The study ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Alzheimer's: French scientists focus on key target
French scientists said on Tuesday that lack of a key brain protein was linked to Alzheimer's, a finding that threw up a tempting target for drugs to fight the disease.
Neuroscience
Jan 24, 2012 |
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How to tell apart the forgetful from those at risk of Alzheimer's disease
It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 03, 2012 |
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